PI (Physik Instrumente) News

  1. E-727 EtherCat® Compatible Piezo Motion Controller For Nano-Scale Automation And Precision Positioning 5/1/2019

    EtherCat® is becoming a communication standard in industrial automation. The continuous need for higher precision in test and manufacturing drives the demand for more high-precision, piezo-based nano-positioning and scanning systems; semiconductor manufacturing is a typical example. PI (Physik Instrumente) now offers a new EtherCat® compatible version of its successful E-727 digital piezo controller family.

  2. Faster Active Alignment With NanoCube® XYZ Piezo Flexure Scanning Stage 4/22/2019

    Based on a parallel-kinematic design, with only one lightweight moving platform for all 3 axes, PI’s P-616 is available with high precision and dynamics in a compact package. Also known as the NanoCube®, it is the smallest and lightest system with capacitive feedback delivering 100µm travel range in 3 degrees of freedom.

  3. 1200W High Power Piezo Driver For Fast Switching Applications 1/31/2019

    Nano precision motion industry leader PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has released the new model E-619, a high-power piezo amplifier designed to drive high-capacitance multilayer piezo actuators with rapid rise times or high frequencies. As a special form of electro-ceramics, piezo materials are the gold standard when it comes to speed, force, and precision in a small package.

  4. Precision Motion And Automation Sub-Systems To Showcase At SPIE Photonics West 2019 1/23/2019

    Descend the escalator and enter the exhibit hall to the world’s largest multidisciplinary photonics event. Taking just a few steps past the entrance, PI’s booth displays the latest state-of-the-art precision motion technologies. PI engineers are on-hand to answer questions and propose solutions for precision motion projects in industry, research, and science.

  5. Motorized Miniature Translation Stage Is Affordable And Precise, Newly Released By PI 12/14/2018

    The L-408 linear stage strikes a good balance of load capacity, precision, and low cost. It has applications in research and industry including optics, bio-tech, and assembly of miniature components and photonics instrumentation.

  6. High Precision Multi-Axis Motion with Hexapod 6-Axis Systems - New 130 Page PI Catalog 10/30/2018

    Multi-axis motion and positioning systems are often used for precision automation and alignment applications in fields including optics, photonics, aerospace, medical engineering, and laser technology. Here, positioning accuracy down to the sub-micrometer and even nanometer level is often required - in multiple axes. Hexapod parallel-kinematic motion and positioning systems provide a novel approach to multi-axis motion, combining precision and compactness with versatility.

  7. Piezo Transducer Specialist PI Ceramic Reinforces the General Management 10/24/2018

    PI Shareholders appointed Dr. Patrick Pertsch as a Managing Director on the General Management team of PI Ceramic GmbH (PIC), effective October 1, 2018. PI Ceramic - a leading manufacturer of piezo transducers and assemblies for precision motion and sensing applications - is a subsidiary of PI (Physik Instrumente).

  8. XY Positioning Table Wtih Linear Motors And Encoders Provides High Accuracy And Velocity 10/2/2018

    The V-738 XY translation stage is designed to meet the highest positioning accuracy demands, for applications such as industrial automation, laser processing and flat panel display test and manufacturing. The mechanical design is based on a three piece arrangement for improved geometric performance. In contrast to XY-stage assemblies where two single axis translation stages are bolted together, the integrated, planar design of the V-738 provides better orthogonality (<100µrad) and straightness/flatness (2µm).

  9. 160 Page Catalog n Piezo Linear Motors, Rotation Stages, And Multi-Axis Motion Systems 9/12/2018

    Piezo motors provide excellent dynamic properties, such as high acceleration and fast start/stop behavior, along with nanometer precision and stability. In contrast to traditional piezo mechanisms, like piezo stacks and piezo flexure stages, piezo motors are not limited to short travel ranges.

  10. New Miniature Hexapod For Photonics Alignment Provides Dynamics And Precision, And Automated Alignment Algorithms 5/31/2018

    PI has added a high dynamics model to its range of compact hexapods. Designed for photonics alignment applications, the hexapod provides 6 degrees of freedom, actuator resolution of 5 nanometers and repeatability as good as 60 nanometers, while providing velocities to 20mm/sec. Sustaining loads to 5kg, the new H-811.F2 features a removable magnetic kinematic plate to accelerate workflow with different fiber optics components. Its compact size, large travel range of up to 34mm for linear motions and up to 42° for rotary motions, and a user programmable pivot point facilitate work with fiber optic and photonics components.